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24 May 08 HOC's Good Goverance Inquiry


Public Administration Select Committee: Inquiry
Good Government

The Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) has launched an inquiry into ‘good government’. By ‘good government’, the Committee means:
How effective government is at making and implementing policies, and seeing them delivered successfully; and
How well departments are able to oversee the continuing operations of government.

The Committee is calling for interested organisations and individuals to submit evidence to the inquiry by Tuesday, 1st July 2008.

PASC has looked at many issues relating to good government over the past decade. This inquiry is an opportunity to take stock of what the Committee has learned from its various investigations, and to hear from others with experience of trying to improve how government works.

Some of the issues that the Committee expects to cover in the inquiry are:

  • Relationships between the centre of government, individual departments, frontline public sector workers, and citizens or service users;
  • Incentives on frontline workers to deliver services or implement policy effectively;
  • Standards of ethical conduct in government;
  • Policy and law making processes, and their effect on policy implementation;
  • The impact of a frequently changing policy environment (for example, new policy initiatives and structural reorganisations); and
  • Mechanisms for assessing and improving government performance.

Issues and Questions Paper
Minutes of evidence taken by the Committee:
Transcripts of public evidence taken by the Committee in connection with this inquiry will appear here as they become available.

Public Administration Select Committee: Contact Details
Telephone 020 7219 5730
E-Mail pubadmincom@parliament.uk
Fax 020 7219 2681

Written Evidence

Written evidence should consist of the following documents:
A covering letter containing:
- name and contact details
- any request to give oral evidence
- any request for information to remain confidential

A memorandum containing:
- a summary of the main points you are making
- a brief introduction about you
- factual information you would like the committee to be aware of
- any recommendations that you would like the committee to consider including in its report
Please note: written evidence is often published and made available in a report and on the internet.

Members of the public are welcome to attend public committee meetings.

The Committee usually meets in either Portcullis House or in the Palace of Westminster. For maps of the Parliamentary Estate, details on access for the disabled and further information please see attending a meeting - please allow enough time for security checks. For those unable to attend, meetings will be webcast on http://www.parliamentlive.tv/

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